C.A. Core

Sport: Basketball

Induction Year: 2017

University: Southeastern

 Induction Year: 2017

C.A. CORE — Core is the icon of Southeastern Louisiana basketball, the most decorated player in Lions history. Nearly 50 years after his final college season in 1967-68, he’s still the school’s all-time leader in scoring and rebounding. He also still holds several single season records. He led Southeastern in scoring and rebounding all four years, averaging a double-double each season (22.3 ppg/12.3 rpg as a freshman, 20.0/15.9 as a sophomore, 21.1/15.0 as a junior and 21.7/18.5 as a senior). For his career, he averaged 21.3 points and 15.4 rebounds per game in finishing with 2,046 points and 1,475 rebounds. He earned NAIA and AP All-American honors in 1966-67 and was an NAIA All-American in 1967-68. He was drafted by the NBA and ABA, but went into the service instead of playing pro ball. He is the only basketball player in the school’s history to have his jersey retired. A native of Noblesville, Ind., he died at the age of 41. He was a teacher and coach in the St. Tammany Parish school system at the time of his death.